Operational Excellence Engineer

Operational Excellence Engineer

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field. Relevant technical experience of 6+ years may be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
• 0-6 years experience in engineering, technical or related area
• ASQ Green Belt Certification Required
• Technical Competency – DMAIC, Lean, Kaizen, and Change Management
• High Volume continuous process flow experience, including experimental design
• Ability to collect and interpret line information and data
• Statistical results and financial impact analysis
• Proficiency in MS Windows, Minitab, MS Office
• Ability to facilitate team-based training
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to facilitate cross-functional projects and build strong working relationships
• Basic understanding of organizational logistics, inventory, network, supply chain, quality, safety
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Responsibilities

• Develop Schreiber Foods Culture – Train, coach, evaluate and reinforce Continuous Improvement principles with partners and Team Members
• Lead efforts in improving cost and quality initiatives by utilizing Six Sigma type efforts. Execute DMAIC problem-solving projects that have an impact on plant KPIs.
• Work with Plant Leadership in identifying and communicating customer requirements and updating process controls to reflect best practices.
• Maintain cross functional working relationships with Quality, Safety, Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, etc. Collaborates with the plant team to identify Operational Excellence activities based on plant needs, opportunities, and challenges.
• Be knowledgeable of various government regulations that must be complied with, i.e., OSHA, USDA, FDA, EPA, EEOC, OFCCP, etc.
• Execute and own program initiatives for the plant including Problem Identification/Problem Solving Activities – Root Cause Analysis, Critical Processes, Lean, DMAIC, Digital Standard Work (Dozuki) and Process Optimization, Centerline, 5S
• Help drive and analyze plant level metrics that support plant Critical Processes and KPIs. Monitors applicable results and performs data analysis to establish baselines and exceptions limits.
• Together with the leadership team, ensures compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans, in addition to customer requirements. Interprets and communicates customer requirements to plant production and/or support groups. Establishes and Audits PCPs, CCPs and Standard Operating Procedures to define and monitor processes, to ensure customer requirements are met. Reviews incidents during which the procedures are not met and determines appropriate corrective action for partners failing to follow standard procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

• ASQ Black Belt Certification Preferred
• DFSS knowledge or experience preferred